This follows the successful use of the mandatory Nutri-Grade label on pre-packaged and freshly prepared beverages. As a result of the labelling and advertising restrictions,…
The NGS test identifies genetic alterations in tumours that may respond favourably to specific targeted therapies, which are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by…
With 41 dialysis centres, NKF is the biggest dialysis provider in Singapore, caring for around 5,500 of the roughly 9,000 people here who are on dialysis.
More than 5,500 people have contracted the infection in the first 14 weeks of 2024, according to the National Environment Agency, and seven people – most of them elderly –…
Competition, particularly from Malaysia and Thailand, has grown over the years, as healthcare providers in these neighbouring countries can carry out standard procedures for a…
Singapore is also investing in another national programme, called Age Well SG, to help seniors build social circles and live an active lifestyle in the community in order to fight…
Blue Zones are places with the healthiest, longest living populations, where it is not unusual for people to live to 100 years old and beyond.
It is an example of precision medicine, an approach to disease treatment and prevention that takes into account the individual differences in genes, environments and lifestyles.
Proton therapy can benefit patients with deep-seated tumours in vulnerable areas such as in the brain or within the pelvis or abdomen, and young patients whose tissues and organs…
The Covid-19 outbreak transformed the way the country taught, worked and engineered its supply chains. Is that enough to tackle Disease X?